Chapter 1731: I feel relieved now
"It turns out that you are a distinguished guest. I am sorry that I didn't know and neglected you." The shopkeeper bowed and saluted.
Tang Bao said with a smile: "It's okay."
Then, he added, "Don't worry, shopkeeper. I'm here to do business. I definitely won't take your things for free. I'll pay you the money you deserve."
"Your Excellency is too kind." The shopkeeper said quickly, "It's just that our shop really doesn't have these herbs."
Shi Liu snorted, acted like a maid, and started to speak.
"How dare you! My young lady is a friend of Miss Yi Mo and a distinguished guest of the Priest's Mansion. You, a pharmacy owner, actually said that you have no medicinal materials. Are you doubting my young lady's identity, or are you afraid that my young lady has no money?" Shi Liu shouted angrily.
The shopkeeper broke out in a cold sweat and said hurriedly, "I wouldn't dare to do that. It's just that these herbs are hard to buy and my shop is out of stock."
Shi Liu wanted to say something, but Tang Bao waved her hand.
"Then may I ask, shopkeeper, do you know where I can buy these medicinal herbs?" Tang Bao asked politely.
The shopkeeper showed a hint of hesitation on his face and said, "Could you please give me a few days to inquire about this?"
"Okay, I'll have to trouble you, boss."
Tang Bao said as she placed a gold leaf on the counter.
After several people left the pharmacy, Tang Bao said, "Brother, it seems we have found the right place."
Among the herbs on the list provided by Tang Bao, which the shopkeeper said were missing, one was the main ingredient for preparing Xiaoyao Powder.
Xuanyuan Jin nodded.
"What he meant by 'ask around' should be asking his master for permission," Xuanyuan Jin said.
"Brother has also noticed that there is something wrong with this shopkeeper?" Tang Bao asked with a smile.
"Are you the only one who is smart? Is your brother a fool?" Xuanyuan Jin raised his eyebrows and said.
"No, no, no, brother is the smartest person in the world!" Tang Bao immediately smiled and flattered him.
Xuanyuan Jin looked at the cute little girl, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.
"Roasted snake meat... fresh snake meat..."
"Five-flavor soup... Fragrant five-flavor soup..."
"Green tree worms... fragrant green tree worms..."
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Waves of shouting came one after another, the place was bustling and noisy, and full of the atmosphere of fireworks.
Tang Bao looked at the big man standing by the roadside, paying the money and stuffing the snake meat into his mouth right away. Then he looked at the densely packed wriggling green worms in the backpack on the roadside, being sold by the pound. Once again, he lamented that people are shaped by the environment and climate, and he still could not accept the food here.
"Brother, how about we go drink the five-flavor soup?" Tang Bao suggested.
Although she couldn't eat roasted snake meat, the aroma was so real that it made her feel hungry.
Xuanyuan Jin raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure?"
"What's so uncertain about this?" Tang Bao asked in confusion: "From the name, it should contain five kinds of ingredients or spices... right?"
When Tang Bao finished speaking, she suddenly lost her confidence.
Could it be...she guessed wrong?
Tang Bao looked at the insect vendor who was doing a brisk business and felt that she might not be able to drink her soup.
Sure enough, Tang Bao left in a second when she saw what was in the brown soup bowl.
She knew that many insect eggs were high in protein, but that didn't mean she could eat insect eggs of various colors as meals without batting an eyelid.
In the end, Tangbao found a small stall selling bamboo tube rice and had a simple meal of bamboo tube rice.
Shi Liu did not eat with Tang Bao, but instead tasted the local special snacks with great interest.
"Miss, the roasted snake meat is actually very fragrant." Shi Liu said with lingering satisfaction, "And the five-flavor soup is also very delicious."
After Shi Liu finished speaking, he looked as if he was still savoring the experience.
Tang Bao: “…”
Genes are really amazing things, even taste can be inherited.
"Sister Pomegranate, you have really adapted to life here." Tang Bao said with emotion: "Then I feel relieved."
Pomegranate:"……"
What do you mean, miss?
Didn't I just have some snake meat and insect soup?
When they returned to the priest's house, the lights were already on.
"Go to bed early, we will go to the rain-praying platform tomorrow." Xuanyuan Jin reminded Tang Bao at the door.
"Brother, go to bed early too. Good night." Tang Bao said obediently.
Xuanyuan Jin watched Tang Bao enter the room before returning to his room.
The starry night is dim and shrouded in mist.
Tang Bao sat up from the bed, looked at the clothes in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and put them on.
It’s just wearing underwear outside, no big deal!
No one can recognize me anyway.
Tang Bao quietly climbed out of the window without disturbing Shi Liu who was sleeping in the outer room.
The air was filled with the fragrance of grass and trees. Tang Bao walked quietly to Xuanyuan Jin's window, yawned sleepily, leaned against the wall, squinted her eyes, and waited lazily.
Not long after, Xuanyuan Jin's window was opened from the inside, and a figure jumped out.
"Brother." Tang Bao rubbed her eyes and stood up straight.
Xuanyuan Jin: "..."
He turned around suddenly, his face full of shock.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm waiting for my brother." Tang Bao said as a matter of course: "My brother is going to visit the priest's house at night, so of course I have to go with him. In case anything happens, we can take care of each other."
Xuanyuan Jin: "..."
My heart suddenly felt sour and soft.
He knew that the little girl was worried about him.
After all, this place is different from other places. There must be many poisonous insects and beasts, witchcraft and so on in the priest's house. Only Tang Bao can deal with these things.
"Hehe...Brother looks as handsome in this outfit as he did back then." Tang Bao said with a giggle as she looked at the tights on Xuanyuan Jin.
It’s better to strike first than to gain the upper hand. As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
It is said that Xuanyuan Jin mistakenly thought that Tang Bao liked such clothes, so he specially ordered someone to make a set for her. He wore it for Tang Bao to see with anticipation and embarrassment, which almost made Tang Bao drop her jaw.
Soon, he realized from Tang Bao's reaction that he had misunderstood Tang Bao's meaning. In shame and anger, he ordered someone to make a set of the same style for Tang Bao.
Whatever he has, she must have too!
He was embarrassing himself, and she couldn't just stand by and watch him make a fool of himself!
"Thank you for the compliment!" Xuanyuan Jin blushed and said through gritted teeth, "It looks good on you too."
Although Xuanyuan Jin knew that it was a misunderstanding, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
After all, this was a unique piece of clothing that the little girl had come up with, something only he would wear.
So, in the past few years, he has been using this unique style of clothes as his nightwear.
Xuanyuan Jin's eyes were surprisingly bright in the dim night.
The little girl was wearing the same style of nightgown as him and had a high ponytail. She looked so heroic and pretty that it was almost impossible to take your eyes off her.
Xuanyuan Jin's heart almost skipped a beat.
"Brother, let's stop praising each other commercially, oh, or you could say hurting each other." Tang Bao put on a black mask with a smile and said, "Let's go quickly, it will be dawn soon."
Hehehe...see, see, the one who said it first is the little brother.
Although Tang Bao couldn't see Xuanyuan Jin blushing, she could guess it from his voice.
Xuanyuan Jin nodded, withdrew his gaze, put on a black mask, took Tang Bao's hand and disappeared into the night.
Zhao Wu gently opened the door and sighed towards the sky.
The two young masters were talking under the window, and he couldn't pretend not to hear them.
Zhao Wu thought about it and followed quietly.
The door to the next room was quietly opened, and Shi Liu walked out softly...
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